Dramatic body-cam footage captures the shocking moment knife maniac stabs brave cop
manchestereveningnews.co.ukGasping rapidly and clearly in shock, Sergeant Tim Ansell staggers to his feet and matter-of-factly tells a colleague: "Put something on my neck here, I've been f***ing stabbed here." What had been a routine road accident had turned into every copper's worst nightmare - the only saving grace that an ambulance was already at the scene.
The uniformed officer wasn't even looking at his assailant. He was standing in the road, his back turned, when he was inexplicably jumped by a hooded passer-by who had nothing do do with the crash and who lunged at the officer and stabbed him in the neck.
The attack sent the shocked officer backwards over a prone motorcycle which had been involved in the crash. READ MORE: Murder cops find 'potentially significant' evidence in search of Greater Manchester park Other cops tackle knife maniac, eventually bringing him to the ground after firing a Taser stun gun at him.
One of those colleagues hears Sgt Ansell in distress and immediately comes to his aid. The colleague and tries to reassure him: "You're fine.
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